|
|
|
It is currently Sat Jul 05, 2025 1:24 am
|
View unanswered posts | View active topics
 |
 |
 |
|
  |
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests |
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
Author |
Message |
TE-4ev3r
Joined: Sat Jul 16, 2005 3:18 pm
Posts: 1251
Location: That sunshiny state.
|
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 5:08 pm Post subject:
|
|
| |
I agree. When consoles are built, they are made with the best processors and graphics cards available. For instance, both the Revolution and X Box 360 (not sure about the PS3) have SPECIALLY MADE graphics cards from ATI. These graphics cards are not available for any PC and probably will never be.
Besides, power isn't everything. It's mostly how well the programmers utilize the gaming engines of the consoles. For instance: Metroid Prime got best graphics of the year, beating Halo. That's right, the overlord of console games at that time was defeated by a game from the supposedly "obsolete" console.
Same principal with computers.
So in the end, the specs of the unit aren't what put the limit on todays games; it's the game programmers capacity to make games that can really utilize that strength.
For the multiplayer argument:
Consoles tend to be more family friendly. Not many families can afford to buy 4 computers for their children to play the same game at the same time. Split screen allowed people to play games without the high cost. Also, lan parties aren't just for computers. I've been to several console lan parties, non of which had a single PC or laptop present. and currently every Next gen console on the market is capable of lan play. And besides, who wants to haul around a fragile PC everyhwere? Dropping a PC from merely a foot would wreck it. X-Play tested to see how much consoles could take.
1st: Dropping a 30 pound weight on the console. The Xbox and cube still functioned, the PS2 broke
2nd: The both the remaining units were hit with a sledgehammer. Both passed
3rd: Both console were dropped from the roof of a single story building. The Xbox broke, and the Cube still functioned.
Hauling a big PC around is difficult, and not that many people can afford a laptop capable of playing some of the more recent games.
I'm not slamming either. Both have their advantages. PC: more customizability and versatility Console: More family friendly and cheaper to buy
In the end, it's really the type of games you choose to play, and how you like to play them. Personally, I like having all of the controls at my fingertips so I don't have to move my hands at all. but that's just me.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
|
|
|
|
|
|
|  |
FAQ
Search 
Members
Login 
Register
